“I’ve personally never been to an event like this,” Palmasano said. “It’s appropriate to pay respect to the unclaimed remains of these men, who paid the ultimate price. These men and many others like them allow us to live the way we do every day.”

Of the 12 veterans interned Friday at the Bath National Cemetery, seven were WWll veterans, three served in the Korean War and two served in the Vietnam War.

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